The Court of Appeals agreed Monday to hear a case challenging the New York City Police Department’s refusal to acknowledge the existence of records sought under the state Freedom of Information Law.
The Appellate Division, First Department, had decided in one ruling covering two cases, Matter of Abdur-Rashid v. New York City Police Department, and Matter of Hashmi v. New York City Police Department, that the NYPD may invoke the so-called “Glomar doctrine” when responding to FOIL requests.
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